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School Improvement Plan

Hickory Flat Elementary School SY 2026-2027

Two young girls sit on a gray couch reading a book, with colorful decorations hanging on the wall behind them.
A young girl with blonde hair and glasses reads a book while sitting on a yellow ottoman in the foreground, surrounded by colorful ottomans and a patterned rug, with a glimpse of other seating in the blurred background.
A teacher reads a book to a group of attentive children sitting on a colorful rug in a classroom with a whiteboard and shelves in the background.
Three young students are focused on their work at a wooden table in a classroom, with educational posters and a whiteboard visible in the background.

Goals for ELA

Percentages below represent students who scored at the Proficient and Distinguished Level.
*Due to new ELA Georgia Milestones assessment in May of 2026, ELA and Reading scores will not be shared by the state until November 2026.
Scores will be updated when they are available to the district.

Reading Proficiency

  Baseline
(SY 2023-2024)		 Progress Towards Goal
(SY 2024-2025)		 *Progress Towards Goal
(SY 2025-2026)		 3-Year Goal
(SY 2026-2027)
Grade 3 81.9% 84.8% 00.0% 87.9%
Grade 4 77.3% 81.5% 00.0% 87.3%
Grade 5 84.2% 82.4% 00.0% 89.2%

Reading Proficiency Action Steps

Action Step 1: Implement student goal-setting and progress monitoring during reading instruction. 
Action Step 2: Implement standards-aligned annotation and close reading strategies. 

ELA

  Baseline
(SY 2023-2024)		 Progress Towards Goal
(SY 2024-2025)		 *Progress Towards Goal
(SY 2025-2026)		 3-Year Goal
(SY 2026-2027)
Grade 3 59.6% 58.9% 00.0% 69.6%
Grade 4 57.3% 70.2% 00.0% 67.3%
Grade 5 63.3% 59.6% 00.0% 73.3%

ELA Action Steps

Action Step 1: Provide targeted small-group instruction based on student needs. 
Action Step 2: Implement differentiated independent literacy tasks. 

Reading Intervention Plan

Identification of
Students

 Plan of Remediation Resources Monitoring
Students below the 40th percentile using STAR data and skills progression SOAR-flexible intervention groups during ELA Core and supplemental resources

Targeted ongoing monitoring

Goals for Math

Percentages below represent students who scored at the Proficient and Distinguished Level.

Math Proficiency

  Baseline
(SY 2023-2024)		 Progress Towards Goal
(SY 2024-2025)		 Progress Towards Goal
(SY 2025-2026)		 3-Year Goal
(SY 2026-2027)
Grade 3 70.3% 78.7% 82.7% 80.3%
Grade 4 73.7% 80.1% 89.9% 80.7%
Grade 5 66.1% 71.3% 71.1% 80.1%

Math Proficiency Action Steps

Action Step 1: Provide targeted small-group math instruction based on student data. 
Action Step 2: Implement differentiated independent math practice. 
Action Step 3: Implement student goal-setting and progress monitoring in math. 

Goals for Student Attendance

Student Absences

  Baseline
(SY 2024-2025)		 Progress Towards Goal
(SY 2025-2026)		 3-Year Goal
(SY 2026-2027)
Average Daily
Attendance		 95.8% 96.4% 95.8%

Student Attendance Action Steps

Action Step 1: Continue the established proactive attendance communication protocol in which outreach is initiated after two consecutive absences, and formal notification letters following the fifth/seventh unexcused absences to promote accountability and consistent attendance. 
Action Step 2: Continue the attendance intervention process by convening an Attendance Panel with families when a students reaches 10 unexcused absences, fostering collaborative problem-solving and reinforcing the importance of consistent school attendance.